The Independent - London, November 24th, 1999
THIS TIME around the Millennial James Bond has more baffling gadgetry and technology up his sleeve than ever to help him thwart the bad guy. But espionage is as old as history, and in the early days a spy often found that a good time in bed sufficed to loosen tongues effectively. Charles II, with his roving eye, set the ball rolling. He recompensed his mistresses from moneys earmarked for his secret service, and as a result ended up footing the bill to supply his own secrets to his enemies. When the nubile young Frenchwoman Louise de Keroualle appeared at his court (in all probability sent by...
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